Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Bhutan
Bhutan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Bhutan, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of down 75.1% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Bhutan peaked at 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2580.8% |
| 1997 | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -143.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -232.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +133.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +805.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +476.0% |
| 2010 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +220.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.8% |
| 2016 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -226.7% |
| 2018 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -116.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +363.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -123.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -316.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2580.8% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 171 Samoa 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Nepal 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Haiti 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 176 Italy 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Belize 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Bhutan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Bhutan was 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Bhutan ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.